The City of Benton announced that the Farmers Market in historic downtown area is now open for the season – but with some new rules, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In brief, it’s open Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. You should enter and exit in marked areas, follow CDC guidelines and social distance, […]
Learn to Quilt in a series of classes beginning Jan 16th
Learn how to sew a quilt top one block at a time. The Saline County Library is hosting a class on Thursday, January 16 at 6 p.m. at the Benton branch at 1800 Smithers in the Makerspace. Each month the class will feature a block with increasing levels of difficulty. By the end of the […]
Make a Spring Door Hanger at 1st Annual Meals for Seniors, Mar 29th
Come to the 1st Annual Meals for Seniors Fundraiser. Alli Fitzhugh will be teaching a class where everyone will paint a door hanger. The cost is $25 for the event and it provides 4 homebound meals. The event is Thursday, March 29th at the Benton Senior Adult Center at 1800 Citizens Drive (in the new […]
Artists, Submit Your Info for the Database
Over a short span of a couple of decades, Saline County has become a diverse, thriving community, with culture growing daily. I got a phone call recently that points to this growth. Piper Knutson is a member of a local group of artists called Art Association of Central Arkansas. She asked me about beginning a […]
Yarn Crafters, Come to the Chronicles of Yarnia Craft Club Tuesday Night
Chronicles of Yarnia Craft Club 6:00 – 7:30 PM on Tuesday, March 21 at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library (Benton) Do you have a knit or crochet project you’ve wanted to start? How about sewing and cross stitch? Do you have several Works In Progress you just can’t seem to find the time to finish? Then […]
Haskell Craft Club Meets Friday Mornings for Quilting, Fellowship & Potluck
The Haskell Craft Club started March 17, 1982, as a social activity for the senior citizens of Haskell. At that time, all manner of crafts were enjoyed. But over a period of years, it became centered on quilts and quilt making. In the years since that time, quilts have been stitched for the public, and […]
Chronicles of Yarnia Craft Club Meets Tuesday Night at the Library
The Chronicles of Yarnia Craft Club is meeting Tuesday night from 6-7:30 p.m. This will be at the Benton Library in the meeting room (to the right on the upper floor when you enter the library). Do you have a knit or crochet project you’ve wanted to start? How about sewing and cross stitch? Do you […]
“Bring Your Own Piece” Painting Class in Bryant Jan 14
Don’t know where to start on a project? Learn the basics, plus a whole lot more in this hands on class. Learn the basic techniques to take your piece from boring to adorning or drab to fab!!! All products included and you’ll take home the 8 oz color you choose to use in this class […]
Bryant Farmer’s Market has a lot to offer!
Posted by Thelma Edwards Poole I went to the Bryant Farmer’s Market last Saturday. I took pictures of all the vendors there. I didn’t realize just how many exhibited their wares there. It is not all vegetables as the name would indicate. I believe it is open from 8 until noon officially. I will tell you […]